SWK 421: Research & Statistical Methods in Social Work

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1. Research question(s ) and/ or hypothesis(es)

2. Independent variable(s) and operational definition(s) (i.e. what is the IV and how is it measured — what is known about the validity and reliability of the measure(s))

3. Dependent variable(s) and operational definition(s) (What is the DV and how is it measured — what is known about the validity and reliability of the measure(s))

4. Other variables: controlling or intervening (modifying) variables (what other variables are being assessed and measured and what is known about validity and reliability of those measures — for example. age might be a modifying variable- other variables that are important to the question and may modify or intervene between the main IV and DV)

5. Sample (who were the participants, what was the type of sample (purposive, non-purposive), how was the sample constructed (size and characteristics), how were participants recruited)